An object lesson in keeping your mouth shut...
- Thread starter Davidsw8
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But of course:
Re. the letting things slip out, a couple of years ago a bloke on a bike shot out from a junction across my bows without a sideways glance. Reactions from me were to (a) apply brakes sharpish and (b) say "twat". He then applied his brakes, stopped and thumped me, before riding off into the sunset. It was all over very quickly. I was a bit shaken but then thought WTF and filled my head with pleasant thoughts.
(Shock news: mode of transport isn't a fail safe guide to personality traits)
glenn forger
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Explain how on earth you think cyclists "encourage" anything.
Linford
Guest
was his name Glenn ?
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
Indeed.
Awheel I'm often mistaken for some sort of gay, devil-may-care, carefree sort of a fellow. The type who might enjoy a hearty slap on the back (from a door mirror).
But no.
GrumpyGregry
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lip03
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Scrolled through 6 pages and still no footage! Lol
I didn't have the heart to even look at it tonight, kind of affected my day a bit and I wanted an evening not thinking about it.
lip03
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Well thats understandable, seem to have opened a can of worms though ay!?....aint that a bitch
sorry had to get that one in
jack smith
Veteran
- Location
- Durham
i dont see why people are bitching about you tbh mate, you just showed concern, if she got wiped out by a car and killed it would have been totally different, and everyone would be whining at you about not stopping her. ( people just like to moan) anyone who puts other lives at risk for no reason is an arse and should be called whatever you can summon up at the time.
i for one openly admit when some idiot nearly knocks me off in a vehicle, or most commonly pulls out right infront of me so i need to slam on my breaks and swerve i give them a gob full so they can hear it and plenty of hand signals, if people want to endanger my life so they can get to their destination a fraction quicker ( never the case due to traffic and lights ect) then they can face the consequences of being called a tosser. ( not unreasonable) and if anyone ever physically threatened me like the case you have here i would act in self defence. reasonable force, eye for an eye all that rubbish.
i for one openly admit when some idiot nearly knocks me off in a vehicle, or most commonly pulls out right infront of me so i need to slam on my breaks and swerve i give them a gob full so they can hear it and plenty of hand signals, if people want to endanger my life so they can get to their destination a fraction quicker ( never the case due to traffic and lights ect) then they can face the consequences of being called a tosser. ( not unreasonable) and if anyone ever physically threatened me like the case you have here i would act in self defence. reasonable force, eye for an eye all that rubbish.
glenn forger
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I should not have to explain, go back to it, it was only a v.e.r.y small sentence.
You post a confusing thought, criticise me for misinterpreting it, I politely ask for clarification, you refuse.
Twelve Spokes
Time to say goodbye again...
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I really don't give a t055 anymore if they jump the lights or have no lights fitted.It's just it seems to give motorists a licence to drive like total cretins and then I come up against the messroom wind up merchants who bring up the RLJing and all the other things cyclists get up to all the time.Has the mobile phone been invented yet?
Are they b'ing about me (can't even use that word now!
) ?I don't mind though, that's half of what the contributors to forums do, it's like going cycling and expecting everyone to comply with the law, it just ain't ever gonna happen.
